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Otsuka Aims for Abilify Maintena’s 30% Share in LAI Antipsychotic Market
Otsuka Holdings hopes to see Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole), a once-monthly injectable version of Abilify, quickly snatch up 30% of the long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic market in the world, President Tatsuo Higuchi said at an earnings briefing on February 14. Abilify…
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